TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Partner violence prevalence among women attending a Maori health provider clinic
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Koziol-McLain, Jane
A1  - Rameka, Maria
A1  - Giddings, Lynne
A1  - Fyfe, Elaine
A1  - Gardiner, Julie
SP  - 143
EP  - 148
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine partner violence rates among women attending a general practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand. METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted in a hauora (Maori health provider general practice clinic) in one South Auckland community. Non-acute, English-speaking women who entered the huaora during 30 randomly selected clinic sessions in a five-week period in 2003 were eligible to participate. Research assistants (RAs) verbally administered a structured, brief questionnaire that included a partner violence screen (past 12 months), assessment of high danger risk, and lifetime prevalence. Of 148 women approached, 109 participated. Participants generally self-identified as Maori (74%) or New Zealand European (18%) and ranged in age from 17 to 82 years (mean 38.8). RESULTS: Twenty-three per cent (95% CI 15-31) of women screened positive for partner violence. Among the 25 women who screened positive, six (24%) had one or more high danger risk factors and 24 (96%) reported one or more children living in the household. Seventy-eight per cent (95% CI 70-86) of women reported a history of partner violence. CONCLUSIONS: In this sample of mostly Maori women, direct partner violence questioning in a general practice setting yielded a high disclosure rate. Three out of four women disclosed violence by a partner; nearly one out of four disclosed violence by a partner in the past year. IMPLICATIONS: Healthcare providers have the opportunity to identify and provide services to women and their children experiencing partner violence. Health care providers and the health care system also have a responsibility to join with the community in calling for non-tolerance of family violence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -